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I know you guys answer these questions everyday but to here it on my personal story will help me a great deal.

I am a male. I recieved Oral Sex from a girl I didnt know too much about, and I also fingered her anus. I did not ejaculate in her mouth or anything, and the oral sex was for less than a minute.

Also, I once inserted my penis around the the outside of another girls vagina. Do you think that I am at a high risk.

My current partner has tested Negative, I just got tested on Monday, I live in Canada so I have to wait 1-2 weeks for my results.

I am having a really difficult time sleeping, thinking and working. My job is so stressful and this is adding to it, I dont know what to do. I have a vacation coming up this week, and i probably wont have my results by then, but I need someone to take my mind off of it.

yeah see the girl i dated...said she had an STD test, but she wasnt sure if they did HIV. So out of curiosity I asked her how many viles did they take and she said 2. Which made me wonder, because they took 3 from me. The worst part about it..is her DR. is away for 2 weeks

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The only way to know for sure what tests you are having done is to ask. Your girlfriend may be able to find out by ringing her doctor's office, whether he is present or not.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

She has left a message, waiting for the call. However she thinks that the whole office is closed..because there is only one doctor.

So, my risk has possible changed since the first thread. I always use a condom, however this one time my penis entered her vagina for about 1 minute, then i got freaked and put a condom on. I know this is risky, but do I need to lose 2 days of sleep/and food over it, and smoke 2 packs a day. Btw this was almost 6 months ago

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

I was told by a nurse (here in the US) at a free clinic, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, that one vial of blood is for one solitary test only.

As in, one vial of blood for HIV, another vial for syphilis, and another one for another specific test.

I am a supervisor in a clinical lab. I also do bench work and have had experience in the research lab setting. Anyhow, drawing one vial of blood per test is ludicrous. I shudder to think how much blood we'd have to get for people who have tons of blood work. It is true that we like to err on the side of too much blood. This is in case an accident happens or we need to rerun for some reason. I remember one time I had moved to cap a tube of serum and ended up dropping it--these things tend to happen. But testing procedures have gotten much better to where you often need just a tiny drop of serum or plasma, so we can often combine many tests in one tube--good for those who don't bleed well or have bad veins. So it's not to get too excited about the number of vials--just find out what was tested for.

But my original question was outer penis-vagina. Just recently i found out that a girl who I had 1 min unprotected sex with, does not know if they actually tested for HIV or not, but i think she is OK.

A one minute unprotected vaginal insertion - if you actually did put your penis INSIDE her body - is a tiny risk and under the circumstances you were wise to test. I'm fully expecting your test to return with negative results.

You're just going to have to keep yourself busy while you wait for your results. Please don't come here everyday and feed your fear. Not only will you not do yourself any favours, but you will also wear our patience thin if you keep asking the same questions over and over again. The answers aren't going to change.

Getting a blowjob is NO risk and a brief vaginal insertion is very low risk, but not entirely no risk. I'm expecting your result to be negative. Now chill out.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts